Dean Beckwith
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| Dean Beckwith | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Dean Stuart Beckwith | |
| Date of birth | September 18, 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Southwark, England | |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Playing position | Centre back | |
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| Current club | Hereford United | |
| Number | 28 | |
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| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003–2005 2003 2004 2005– |
Gillingham → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) → Margate (loan) Hereford United |
1 (0) 4 (1) 5 (0) 102 (4) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Dean Beckwith (born 18 September 1983 in Southwark) is an English footballer who currently plays for Hereford United as a central defender.
Dean came through the youth system at Gillingham but only made two first team appearances for the Gills. He went out on loan to Dagenham where he scored his first senior goal against his future club Hereford in a televised 1-1 draw at Edgar Street. He captained Gillingham reserves in the 2004-05 season and made his debut for the first team in the FA Cup defeat to Portsmouth. He also had a loan spell at Margate of the Conference South. After making his Football League debut on 5 March 2005 against Rotherham United, he was released at the end of the season.
He signed for Hereford in July 2005 and scored on his league debut in the 4-0 win over Scarborough. As the season progressed he became a first team regular at centre-back and scored the equaliser in the 2-2 draw at Grays, preserving Hereford's then unbeaten run in the Conference. He won promotion to the Football League at the end of the season, and signed a new contract shortly after Hereford's playoff triumph.
In the first half of the 2006-07 season he was arguably Hereford's most consistent defender. With both Richard Rose and Phil Gulliver competing for places alongside captain Tamika Mkandawire, Dean made less appearances than in the previous season. He was also sent off twice in the season, his second red at Walsall was extremely questionable and prompted rare criticism of the referee by Graham Turner.[1]
On 4 July 2007 it was confirmed that he had signed a new one-year contract with Hereford. He was the first choice centre back in the 2007-08 season, starting 46 out of a possible 55 first team matches. A broken jaw sustained against Chester City sidelined him for six matches.
On 22 April 2008 he made his 100th league appearance for Hereford in the 2-0 win over Wrexham.
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[edit] References
- ^ Turner's frustration at bizarre decisions BBC Hereford & Worcester, 13 April 2007. Retrieved on 5 May 2008.
